Chapter 16: An Important Supper
Legolas had been unaware of his father arranging a marriage for him. He found out later that night at the feast. Leandra was right, Legolas was there. And Marcie was too. Since she was a servant, she would be serving that night. As Legolas and his father entered the room, everyone bowed, to which the king said, "Sit and enjoy yourselves, my friends! A most hearty welcome!" Everyone clapped, then once the applause died down, they sat. "Legolas, it is good to have you home," the king said to Legolas as they brought out the first course of dinner. Of course, Marcie was the one to serve Legolas and the king. Legolas and Marcie couldn't keep their eyes off of each other, and Leandra noticed this, especially since she was sitting right next to Legolas. After they had finished their third course, the king stood up to propose a toast. "To my son Legolas, and to his new wife Leandra and her family, who I have chosen to marry him." Leandra gave everyone an I'm-better-than-you type smile, but both Legolas and Marcie had looks of horror on their face. "Father, what do you mean?" Legolas asked his father as he pulled him to sit down. "Why you're to be married, my son. I have spoken with Leandra and her family, and they seem like such good people, it would be wise if you two were to marry. She is of royalty, anyway." As the king spoke of Leandra he gestured towards her and her family, which included her mother, father, sister and three brothers. Legolas could feel his heart sink. He didn't want to marry her at all! She to him was not very pretty, very snobbish, and didn't smell too good. He looked at Marcie, who was standing against the wall, and could see a tear stream down her cheek. She quickly left the room. All the while Leandra was watching this, Leandra gave that evil smile of hers and thought, 'Perfect, now for step 2.'
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Legolas couldn't believe what he was hearing. He was to be married to a woman he didn't even know, and from her looks would not like. Seeing Marcie hurt made him feel hurt, too. Later that night, Marcie sat in her hut and cried and cried. Her grandma was right there, telling her that it was ok, and that it was best if the Prince was with his own kind. "I know, but grandma, I love him so much," she said through her tears. Her grandma placed her arm around her and kept telling her it would be ok.
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Legolas sat in his room, pondering what had just happened. He couldn't believe that he was to marry the evil Princess Leandra. He loved Marcie so much, and he only wanted to be with her. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Marcie!" he cried, as he jumped up to answer the door. "Marcie, I was so worried, I love you so.." But as he stepped out of the room, he realized that it was Princess Leandra. "Oh um, Princess, I didn't know it was you." He backed into his room, to which Leandra followed him. "Yes, I could tell that you didn't.I heard you calling Marcie, one of the servants here, and you said something about love?" She raised one eyebrow as she said the word 'love'. "I um, well yes I was just um, calling her, just because I uh." Leandra suddenly interrupted him by saying, "You love her very much, don't you? It's alright, I wont tell your father," she said once she saw that he looked away. "Do you?" He took a deep breath, then said, "Princess Leandra, you are a very nice, um.woman and all, but I just can't marry you, I love Marcie too much." Leandra suddenly came up with her evil plan. "Well, that is fine, my dear Legolas, but you will get over her soon enough.it's too bad she doesn't feel the same way about you. Hmm," she said as she shrugged and started to walk off. "Wait a minute.doesn't feel the same way, what are you saying? Of course she does!" he replied. Leandra put on her saddest face, turned to him and said, "Oh, my dear Legolas, I'm afraid not. You see, after the feast, I went to go ask a favor of her. I overheard her talking to one of her friends, saying how she despised you and was glad that you were to be married, and she was crying because she was so happy." Legolas suddenly became furious and said, "No! That is a lie! Marcie and I love each other very much!" Leandra sighed and said, "My dear Legolas, you were blinded by love. Could you not see that she only loved you because you were a Prince, and could have given her anything she wanted?" Legolas's expression suddenly changed. "Oh my goodness, I.I think you're right.I mean, she kissed me so suddenly today, and we had only met two days ago!" "Yes I know, I-I mean.I see," replied the Princess. "I'm so sorry Legolas." Legolas now had a look of anger on his face. "No, you were right to tell me princess, thank you." As he said this, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Now if you will excuse me, I must go at once to my father to tell him of this." As he walked out of the room, Leandra said to herself, "Yes! All is going according to plan! Soon, this kingdom shall be mine! Muawhahahah." And with that, she walked out of the room.
Legolas had been unaware of his father arranging a marriage for him. He found out later that night at the feast. Leandra was right, Legolas was there. And Marcie was too. Since she was a servant, she would be serving that night. As Legolas and his father entered the room, everyone bowed, to which the king said, "Sit and enjoy yourselves, my friends! A most hearty welcome!" Everyone clapped, then once the applause died down, they sat. "Legolas, it is good to have you home," the king said to Legolas as they brought out the first course of dinner. Of course, Marcie was the one to serve Legolas and the king. Legolas and Marcie couldn't keep their eyes off of each other, and Leandra noticed this, especially since she was sitting right next to Legolas. After they had finished their third course, the king stood up to propose a toast. "To my son Legolas, and to his new wife Leandra and her family, who I have chosen to marry him." Leandra gave everyone an I'm-better-than-you type smile, but both Legolas and Marcie had looks of horror on their face. "Father, what do you mean?" Legolas asked his father as he pulled him to sit down. "Why you're to be married, my son. I have spoken with Leandra and her family, and they seem like such good people, it would be wise if you two were to marry. She is of royalty, anyway." As the king spoke of Leandra he gestured towards her and her family, which included her mother, father, sister and three brothers. Legolas could feel his heart sink. He didn't want to marry her at all! She to him was not very pretty, very snobbish, and didn't smell too good. He looked at Marcie, who was standing against the wall, and could see a tear stream down her cheek. She quickly left the room. All the while Leandra was watching this, Leandra gave that evil smile of hers and thought, 'Perfect, now for step 2.'
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Legolas couldn't believe what he was hearing. He was to be married to a woman he didn't even know, and from her looks would not like. Seeing Marcie hurt made him feel hurt, too. Later that night, Marcie sat in her hut and cried and cried. Her grandma was right there, telling her that it was ok, and that it was best if the Prince was with his own kind. "I know, but grandma, I love him so much," she said through her tears. Her grandma placed her arm around her and kept telling her it would be ok.
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Legolas sat in his room, pondering what had just happened. He couldn't believe that he was to marry the evil Princess Leandra. He loved Marcie so much, and he only wanted to be with her. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Marcie!" he cried, as he jumped up to answer the door. "Marcie, I was so worried, I love you so.." But as he stepped out of the room, he realized that it was Princess Leandra. "Oh um, Princess, I didn't know it was you." He backed into his room, to which Leandra followed him. "Yes, I could tell that you didn't.I heard you calling Marcie, one of the servants here, and you said something about love?" She raised one eyebrow as she said the word 'love'. "I um, well yes I was just um, calling her, just because I uh." Leandra suddenly interrupted him by saying, "You love her very much, don't you? It's alright, I wont tell your father," she said once she saw that he looked away. "Do you?" He took a deep breath, then said, "Princess Leandra, you are a very nice, um.woman and all, but I just can't marry you, I love Marcie too much." Leandra suddenly came up with her evil plan. "Well, that is fine, my dear Legolas, but you will get over her soon enough.it's too bad she doesn't feel the same way about you. Hmm," she said as she shrugged and started to walk off. "Wait a minute.doesn't feel the same way, what are you saying? Of course she does!" he replied. Leandra put on her saddest face, turned to him and said, "Oh, my dear Legolas, I'm afraid not. You see, after the feast, I went to go ask a favor of her. I overheard her talking to one of her friends, saying how she despised you and was glad that you were to be married, and she was crying because she was so happy." Legolas suddenly became furious and said, "No! That is a lie! Marcie and I love each other very much!" Leandra sighed and said, "My dear Legolas, you were blinded by love. Could you not see that she only loved you because you were a Prince, and could have given her anything she wanted?" Legolas's expression suddenly changed. "Oh my goodness, I.I think you're right.I mean, she kissed me so suddenly today, and we had only met two days ago!" "Yes I know, I-I mean.I see," replied the Princess. "I'm so sorry Legolas." Legolas now had a look of anger on his face. "No, you were right to tell me princess, thank you." As he said this, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Now if you will excuse me, I must go at once to my father to tell him of this." As he walked out of the room, Leandra said to herself, "Yes! All is going according to plan! Soon, this kingdom shall be mine! Muawhahahah." And with that, she walked out of the room.